Event Details

Following on from the success of the first live lesson, taught by Luke Meddings and Scott Thornbury at the Unplugged TDSIG conference in Barcelona (May 2011) Luke Meddings brings a live dogme lesson (and seminar) to the British Council.

The class will be a group of intermediate level English language learners brought from local schools into a working classroom setting. This will not simply be a demonstration of a recent lesson, but a live lesson rooted in interaction with the learners and in conversation about their lives and current events. Luke will put dogme methodology into practice, asking students to answer questions, note words and structures as they emerge, helping learners to refine their language as they work on a variety of task types, written and spoken. We invite you to observe and contribute.

This session will give the opportunity not only to see some core dogme tasks in action, but also to gain a sense of the ‘flow’ within an unplugged lesson – between tasks, between participants (teacher and learners) and between phases of interaction and instruction. The live lesson will be followed by a discussion.

Who is this for?

All EFL/ESOL teachers (newly qualified to experienced).

Programme

1830 – 1850 Welcome and refreshments

1850 – 1900 Introduction

1900 – 1940 Live lesson, observed by participants

1940 – 2000 Questions and discussion

2000 – 2005 Summary

2005 – 2035Networking reception

Please note that there is no charge for attending seminars, but places are limited.

When & Where

10 Spring Gardens
SW1A 2BN London
United Kingdom

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (GMT)

Organizer

British Council Seminar Series

The British Council Seminar Series takes place across the UK, including once a month in London. The seminars are intended to provoke debate and discussion on current issues in English Language teaching and can contribute to the continuing professional development of English Language teachers based in, or visiting, the United Kingdom.

Every seminar is free of charge and includes the opportunity to network with fellow ELT practitioners.